The party leader election of the Japan Democratic Party.

The election for the leader of the Japan Democratic Party will be held on Monday. There are six candidates,including the former foreign minister Seiji Maehara, the minister of the industry and trade Bannri Kaieda, and the minister of finance, Noda, and three others. When any one of them is elected as the leader of the party, he will be the next prime minister of Japan. The problem is this election will be voted only by the members of the Lower and Upper Houses, so, now, the candidates are desperately struggling to get support from the lawmakers of their party.